Senate Agriculture Committee
Coverage of Senate Agriculture Committee in the Nexus archive.
- Senate Republicans exclude Democrats’ food aid demand from farm bill
Senate Republicans' farm bill proposal excludes Democrats' demand to delay a shift of food aid costs to states, risking bipartisan support. Democrats plan to oppose the bill without this delay, which is set to start in October 2027. The draft also omits Republican priorities like year-round E15 fuel sales and restrictions on state animal welfare laws.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Presses Senate to Pass Crypto Market Structure Legislation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to pass comprehensive crypto legislation to secure U.S. financial leadership and protect the dollar's global status. Two competing bills—the House's CLARITY Act and the Senate Agriculture Committee's Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act—remain stalled as reconciliation efforts progress.